Draft gear



I April 24, 1928. I 1,667,030

s. H. CAMPBELL DRAFT GEAR Filed Sept. 26, 1925 Fig.l. Y Fig.2. /11

INVENTOR S. H. CAMPBELL Y 5 B ATTORNEY spective view Patented Apr. 24,19 28..

UNITED STATES PATENT ,oF icEj.

STERLING H. CAMPBELL, OF ST. LOUIS,

EQUIPMENT COMPANY, OF ST; LOUIS M MISSOURI, ASSIGNOB j'ro WESTERNRAILWAY ISSOUBI, A CORPORATION OF'MISSOUBL.

' DRAFT GEAR.

Application filed September 26, 1925. Serial No. 58,692.

lustrate two forms of draft gear made in ac-.

cordance with my invention, Figure 1 is a horizontal section; Figure 2isaside View; Figure 3 is ,a section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;Figure 4 is an enlarged'perview similar to Figure 3 but showing amodification; Figure 6 is a section taken on the line 66 of Figure 5;and Figure 7 is a side view of the form of gear shown in Figures 5 and6.

Referring first to Figuresl [04 inclusive, 10 indicates draft sillspreferably formed of channel bars and spaced apart by a top plate 11.Situated between the sills are the draft yoke/12 and coupler shank 13through which passes the draft key, 14:. Secured to the outer faces ofthe sill webs are cheek pieces 15 in which are formed slots 16 for thereception of the ends of the key 14, which key has formed on one end ahead 17. Secured to the flanges of the sill adjacent to the headed endof the key is a stop plate 18having a central opening 19 fortheinsertion and removal of the key. Afterthe placed in position theopening 19 is stopped by a closure piece 20, shown in detail in Figure4:, which closure piece is provided with to project through the fingers21 adapted to retain the piece opening and be bent over in place.

In the form of draft gear above described the cheek pieces 15 areextended toward the rear and provided with a second pair of slots forthe reception of a second draft key 22.

Figures 5, 6 and 7 show a modification in which the cheek pieces 15 arereplaced by cheek pieces 23 secured to the inside faces of the sills andprovided with stops 24 for a follower plate 25. The principaldifference, however, in relation to the present invention lies in the.fact that a stop plate 26 is secured to only one flange of the sill, theupper edge being provided with a notch or reof the stop plate; Figure 5is a' key has been Y ranged in thepath of the key,

cess 27 equivalent to the opening 18 in the previous form This recess isstopped by a closure piece 28 having a'turned over edge 29 and securedin position by a bolt 30. v 7

Having fully described my invention, what Iclaimas new and desiretosecure by Letters Patent of'the United States is 1'.: In a device ofthe class described, the combination with a pair of draft sills,'of adraft key passing through said sills, a stop plate arranged in thepathof said key, said plate being providedwith an opening for the a clo1 insertion and removal of the key, and sure piece for said opening.

2. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a pair of draft sills, of a. draft .key passing throughsaid sills, a stop plate carried by one of said sills and an ranged inthe path of said key, vsaid plate a being provided with an opening forthe insertion and removal of said key, and a closurepiece for saidopening.

3.'In a device of combinationwith a pair of draft sills, ofa draft keypassing throughsaid sills, a stop plate secured at both its upper andlower edges to one of said sills, said plate being provided withandremoval for said opening. 1

4. In a device of the class described, the combinationwith a pair ofdraft sills, of a draft key passing through said sills, a stop platecarried by one of said sills and aring provided with an opening for theinsertion and removal of the key, and a closure piece for said openinghaving fingers adapted to be bent into locking contact with the .stopplate. p

5. In car-construction having slotted draft sills for the reception ofa, transversely extending connecting I rigging, an attachment forpreventing withdrawal of such keyfin one direction, said attachmentcomprising a member adapted to be supported from thecorrespondingadjacent draft sill, and 'a second member removably secured to the firstmember and disposed opposite the end of such key.

said plate .be-

the class described, the

-11 opening for the insertion of the key, and a closure piece key suchas in a draft 1 In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my

